Private Sector Engagement Officer at Marie Stopes Ethiopia

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Private Sector Engagement Officer

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Employer: Marie Stopes Ethiopia

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 day ago

Deadline: August, 25/2025 (9 days left)

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About the Job

Working with and reporting to the Program Manager, the Private Sector Engagement Officer will be responsible for:

• Planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling the Blue Door network commercialization program.
• Understanding the needs for the commercial journey in terms of sales, marketing, and documentation.
• Monitoring the progress of member clinics and providing technical support.
• Compiling performance reports of project implementation.
• Participating in marketing and business development activities.
• Preparing and submitting monthly performance reports to the channel lead.

DUTIES/TASKS

• Proactively support demand creation and delivery of value-adding training per the channel's KPI.
• Support the team in planning and delivering presentations on company products and services.
• Work closely with the commercial finance team on financial transactions and management.
• Document and periodically update potential outlets and trainees' profiles.
• Support the team to meet and exceed quotas, tracking all sales activities.
• Communicate customer and prospect product pain points to appropriate departments.
• Maintain a well-developed pipeline of potential partners and clients.
• Support strong partnerships and ongoing relationships across all field offices.
• Coordinate with sales and quality departments to optimize sales efforts.

Productivity and Performance Management

• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on assigned targets.
• Work closely with the field team on timely updates of the registry.
• Facilitate monthly performance reviews and weekly updates of BDN activities.
• Participate in service target setting and activity planning.
• Assist in developing new Private Sector Engagement project ideas.
• Ensure the program is implemented according to approved donor agreements.
• Prepare an annual plan of operation based on the operational plan.
• Provide technical and managerial support to private clinics and partners.
• Evaluate the progress of the PSE Activity against set targets.
• Update and review MOU agreement formats and code of conduct.
• Oversee procurement and distribution of supplies and training activities.
• Assess and document best practices and lessons learned.
• Undertake follow-up and interim performance evaluations of clinics.
• Coordinate training of private clinic providers.
• Collect and document success stories and share learnings.
• Carry out other similar activities as assigned by the line manager.

Quality Assurance Responsibilities

• Ensure all clinical staff are competency assessed annually.
• Complete action plans related to internal and external audits.
• Conduct monthly clinical record audits.
• Report incidents timely and adhere to an incident management system.
• Ensure availability of relevant MSI policies at each service site.
• Participate in quarterly MAT meetings.
• Conduct internal audits of service delivery sites annually.

Qualification

• Education: BSc/MSc/MPH in Nursing or Public Health
• Experience: Four to six years of experience in managing SRH activities.
• Skills, Attitudes, and Attributes
  • Understanding major policies/issues of large bilateral/multilateral donors.
  • Strong working knowledge of business practices in the country.
  • A collaborative approach to team working.
  • Strong personal commitment to the goals of MSI.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Advanced analytical and organizational skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge of local languages where applicable.
  • Pro-choice.

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How to apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to download and fill the job application form from

https://mariestopes.org.et/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/06/MSIE-Job-Application-Form.pdf

and email to

Humanresource@mariestopes.org.et

before the closing date of this announcement on August 25, 2025

i.e. within Ten (10) consecutive days.

• Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back. We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.

• Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.

• Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.

CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.

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